I just read an article about the struggles experienced by black tech entrepreneurs

[Kwabena]

A lot of them feel pressured to add a white co-founder because there is a notion that black-led businesses can only cater to black people.

Subtle slights and double standards

Can you imagine how VCs would react if a breh came in dressed like this...

 

[Kwabena]

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

this is why black folk from all walks of life and backgrounds from GED/Work release to Masters and PHD need to work together and build as humanly possible

damn that college educated vs trades bullshyt, that's the divide and conquer cacery

these cacs skate by and lookdown on you whether you a sheet worker or you the damn president of the united states

 

[Kwabena]

this is why black folk from all walks of life and backgrounds from GED/Work release to Masters and PHD need to work together and build as humanly possible

damn that college educated vs trades bullshyt, that's the divide and conquer cacery

these cacs skate by and lookdown on you whether you a sheet worker or you the damn president of the united states

Where’s the funding coming from? Savings accounts?

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

get involved with people who on the ground right now making demands about how your city spends it funds.

Where’s the funding coming from? Savings accounts?

 

[Kwabena]

get involved with people who on the ground right now making demands about how your city spends it funds.

A grassroots movement to raise capital for a business?

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

for community enrichment that can lead to businesses

A grassroots movement to raise capital for a business?

 

[Kwabena]

for community enrichment that can lead to businesses

Man.. go to sleep.

 

[EBK String]

@boy told me all you had to do was to like upper class cac activities like squash and skiing and they would let you in the club

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Very good article OP

 

[invalid]

@boy told me all you had to do was to like upper class cac activities like squash and skiing and they would let you in the club

Man.. go to sleep.

 

[Gold]

VCs will give Elizabeth Holmes a billion dollars cuz she has deep voice, even though they KNEW her product was scientifically impossible.

But let a breh come in with a deep voice wearing all black talking like the fukkin terminator and they might call security

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

lol and this is why nobody respects about STEM majors

just disrespectful and dismissive

Man.. go to sleep.

 

[Ya?]

VCs will give Elizabeth Holmes a billion dollars cuz she has deep voice, even though they KNEW her product was scientifically impossible.

But let a breh come in with a deep voice wearing all black talking like the fukkin terminator and they might call security

White people look out for White people.

Everyone that’s complaining are going to white bc or non black vc for funding expecting them not to be racially bias to their counterparts.

 

[Gold]

White people look out for White people.

Everyone that’s complaining are going to white bc or non black vc for funding expecting them not to be racially bias to their counterparts.

Whats wrong with complaining? Its the first step in shaming, which is the beginning of getting things to change.

Most of us work for a white ceo somewhere at the top of our hierarchy. We know they look out for their own but we have laws and social pressures that make a company not wanna hire an all white staff.

There's never anythjng wrong with black people complaining about racism. Never